Stories from Friday, January 31, 2025

Jackie Barneburg, from Pearland, Texas passed away peacefully on Monday, January 27th, 2025 at Medicalodges in Butler, Missouri. As a beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend, she will be missed by the many of us who loved her. She was also a grandmother and great-grandmother...

Jacqueline Litten, age 90, died peacefully surrounded by her family on January 29, 2025, in Joplin, Missouri. Jackie, as she was known to all, was born on July 24, 1934, in Nevada, Missouri, to Leslie L. (Jack) Beshore and Gladys A. Marple. She graduated from Nevada High School and lived in Nevada until 1997 when she and her son Kurtis moved to Webb City, Missouri...

Builders, unite! No, that’s not meant as a call to a revolution. Rather, a small but very important storage building is going to be “barn-raised” in what is becoming a child advocacy section of Sheldon. Angie Coy, area director of Fostering Hope, took time out of her busy day of parenting eight adopted children to explain...

The 7-7 Nevada Lady Tigers played host to Lamar Friday night at Wynn Gymnasium. Lamar came into the contest at 7-10 and was averaging 44 points per contest on offense while giving up 45 ppg on defense. Nevada averages 41 points per game on offense and give up 42 points defensively. Nevada has won 9 of the last 10 contests between the two programs dating back to 2009 including last year’s contest, 56-37...